Alex Cox’s Sid and Nancy pulls off an incredibly impressive trick in the way that it mirrors the appeal of the Sex Pistols, and the ‘70s punk scene more generally. At a surface level, Sid and Nancy (particularly Sid) are fairly repugnant people: narcissistic, abusive, violent, and completely out of control. But, as portrayed by Gary Oldman (in a career-making performance) and Nancy Spungen, it’s impossible to take your eyes off of them. There’s a perverse charisma, even a charm, there, that’s incredibly compelling, even more than the car-crash appeal. Like early punk itself, it’s the idea of throwing off society’s rules that draws us in, even if the danger in doing so is all too real.
Where to stream: IndieFlix
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